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St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
A DESPERATE FIGHT,
In Which a Condemned Murderer
Loses His Life.

CHICAGO, Oct. 11.-An Ell Paso. Tex,
special says: Carlos Perca, Mexican.
perished yesterday in one of the most
desperate attempts ever made by con-
demned criminal to escape the halter.
Perca killed fellow Mexican some
months ago in the Catholic church at
Los Cruces, New Mexico, forty miles
from Ell PaSo. He was tried and con-
demned, but new trial was granted,
and in the interval he was released on
bail. He fed, and has been living un-
der an assumed name at Ysleta, thir-
teen miles asst of Ell Paso. His where
abouts were learned by the authorities,
and yesterday morning a Mexican
deputy sheriff named Bereses Trujillo,
from Los Cruces, and Deputy
Sheriff 81: F. Gaskey, of Ell
Paso, went to arrest him. They
took him unaWares and captured him
easily, They put him in a hack and
started for Ell Paso, Trujillo sitting be-
side him and Gaskey on the opposite
seat. When two miles from Ell Paso
Perca suddenly drew murderouS knife
and buried it five times in Trujillo's lett
side also cutting him once across the
face. Gaskey had pulled his six-shooter,
but at first could not get chance to
shoot Perca, so closely was he grappled
with Trujillo. Finally Perca turned on
Gaskey and lunged right at his breast
with the keen blade. Gaskey struck
him terrific blow in the face with his
left fist, so that Perca's thrust with the
knife fell short, but it gashed Gaskey's
left hand and slashed his vest directly
over his heart. Gaskey seized the mo-
ment when Perca was staggering from
the blow in the face and sent ball into
the murderer's head between the eyes,
killing him instantly. The wounded
deputy sheriff will probably die.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
Another TRAIN Accident.

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Oct. 13.-An ac-
cOmmodation train on the Missouri Pa
cific railroad consisting of four pas
senger coaches left independence, Mo-,
this morning, crowded with passengers
for Kansas City. Near Rock Creek
station, a few miles this side of Inde-
pendence, the accommodation was teIe-
scoped in the rear by the Wichita ex-
pless, consisting of eighteen coaches all
heavily loaded. A lady standing on the
platform of the station was
struck in the abdomen and killed
by the debris. Circuit Clerk II. 81.
Noland was badly injured; Matt Chap
man, baggage master of the accommo-
dation, suffered a broken leg and other
injuries, and Edward Milton, an en-
ploye of Solomon II. Reed. of Inde-
pendence, was also seriously hurt. A
large number of passengers On both
trains injured themselves in trying to
break through the windows. The acci-
dent was caused by the failure of the
train dispatcher to notify the conductor
of the express that the accommodation
had preceded him. Most of the passen-
gers on both trains were coming to see
President Cleveland.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
THEY WANT TO GO TO CHINA.
Telegraphers Deceived by a Ru-
NOR that Has Flashed Over the

Telegraphers Deceived by a Ru-
Wires.
A rumor was started few days ago
in the telegraph offices of New York
that the Wharton Barker syndicate, of
Philadelphia, had perfected arrange
ments with the Chinese government to
entirely remodel the telegraph system
of that empire on the American plan.
from this country would be taken to
China in short time. to introduce the
Morse system of dots and dashes among
the Celestials.
RumorS of this kind are not long con-
fined to one office, and not many hours
had elapsed before every knight of the
key in the remOteSt part of the United
States was made aware of the demand
for talent. The story reached New Or
leans that fabulous salaries would be
paid the operators, while the San Fran
cisco men got it via Ogden, Utah, that
each telegrapher engaged on this side
would be Obliged to sign five years
contract. If the syndicate got through
with him before the expiration of the
five years he would, nevertheless, re-
ceive full pay for the time of service his
contract demanded.
Mr.. E. T. Barberie, the electrical en-
gineer of the syndicate, who has charge
of the telephone and telegraph depart
ments, has become helpless victim of
this rumOr. Letters of application from
telegraph operators all over the civil
lied world are pouring in upon him.
They all contain the same request-they
all ask for one of those places in China.
Ono rpnrroir0 rnai1 la
to Mr.. Barberie.
Mr.. Barberie said to Herald reporter
that he could not understand how the
story had gained circulation. ''We are
not looking for operators" said he.
''Our contract with the Chinese govern
ment does not call for the wholesale
importation of American telegraphers.
1t wouldn't be fair to the Chinese 20 do
that, would it? 1 am being bored to
death by these letters of application.
Every operator in the country wants to
go with us, and the influence that is
being brought to bear upon us is some
cinity of the Western Union building
without being surrounded by half
dozen men all bent on the same mission.
This morning received this cablegram
fl ON London"
Mr.. Barberie handed the reporter
dispatch from an employe of the British
Postal telegraph applying for positions
for himself and four others. "Salary
no object"
.'It reminds me-" continued Mr.. Bar
berie, "Of similar instance two years
ago, when the Siamese government re-
quested Supt. Jones. of the. Bankers
and Merchants Telegraph company. to
send them four good telegraphers. In
less than no time the news SOread Ovar
the entire globe that Siam needed hun
dreds of telegraphers, and Mr.. Jones
was literally swamped with applica-
tions. The four men were finally sent
over, but they did not remain long, and
came back sick and disguSted."
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
GEORGE FRANCIS TRAIN.
He and Mrs. Parsons Plead for
the Anarchists.

CHICAGO, Oct. 13.-Twelfth street
Turner hall was crowded last night
when George Francis Train preached
anarchy. His caution of the night be-
fore was thrown aside, and he defied
the fifty policemen in citizens clothes
who were in attendance. 81 am here"
he said, ito emancipate Chicago from
the rule of the biggest band of ruffians
it ever saw, and to dump the whole cor
rupt concern into the lake. All in
favor of dumping the concern into the
lake say aye" AYE with cheers9 81
am gentleman" Train yelled. 81
have been the honOred guest of states
pitiful mayor and ruffianly police. All
in favor of my not being fnsulted say
aye" Zone wild and uproarious howl
of 'aye." AS the hoarse and prolonged
yell subsidized, Train, with blazing eyes,
stood on tip toe and shouted:
Let every man carry firearms
in his pocket and defend himself.
Ive got game boys by me
tonight. Will the police now step for
ward and arrest me, if they dare?''
Amid the uproar which followed the
police present glanced for orders at
Capt. O'DOnnel and Lieut.. Slay ton, but
IHOSe OllCidlS HeIely Dlluheu neFVOuSly
and did not move. Train introduced
Mrs. Parsons, who spoke for quarter
of an hour in her usual style. sThe
supreme court" said she, ''said that
Parsons entered the conspiracy when he
went to the Haymarket, armed with
bombs. Here are the bombs that Par
sons took that night and had with him
in the Haymarket." So saying, she
seized her two children. boy and girl,
and lifted them upon the table. The
audience cheered for nearly ive min
utes. "Three cheers for the bombs"
beloved Train; and once more the tu-
multi arose. Train called for volunteers
to sell his paper in the audience and in
the face of the fact that the police had
said it should not be sold in the hall, the
eager salesmen exceeded the supply and
the papers were distributed without in
reference
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
HIGH TONED BoYCoTTERs.

1t does seem that there is no such
thing as consistency in the business
affairs of this world. or at least it is
jewel of such rarity no one knows
where to look for it. 1t has only been
little while ago that the railroad mana
gers of this country united their voices
in SevereSt denunciation of the practice
of boycotting which had been instituted
by the labor organizations. Public Opin-
ion sustained the railway managements
in their warfare against boycOtting, and
the nefaricuS system was pretty well
crushed under the force of public senti-
ment. And now we are treated to the
spectacle of lot of railway managers
conspiring together for the very pur-
pose of reviving the evil for the sup
preston of which they had so short a
time ago appealed to the public. The
various rival lines between this city and
Chicago have actually united in declar-
ing a boycott against the Minnesota
& Northwestern road because the latter
had the independence and self assertion
to cut loose from the railway combina-
ton which had been formed to establish
unreasonably high rates. The GLOBE
does not undertake to say that accord
ing to the rules of railway etiquette the
Minnesota & Northwestern has hot vio-
lated professional honor. Nor do we
hold that the company which kicked out
of the traces of the combination was
governed by any higher than selfish
motive. 1t is reasonable to assume that
it is with Mr.. STICKNEY just as it is with
every other railroad manager; the ulti-
mate object of his cut rate deal was to
make money for his company. Being
new rival just entering well filled field,
the Minnesota & Northwestern felt i'm
PEELED to do something to gain popular
ity and thereby elevate itself to
an equal plane in competition
with its older rivals. 1t is not necessary
to vindicate Mr.. STICKNEY or his COM
pany from the charge of selfishness or of
being prompted by mercenary motive
in order to condemn the boycott which
the other roads have established against
it. The moral of the boycott is bad, in
whatever atmosphere it is cultivated. 1t
is an unjust and oppressive exercise of
power, which is entirely out of accord
with the spirit OF free government. If
it was not tolerable among the laboring
classes, who called it into existence En-
der the plea that the boycott was the
last defense against the expressions of
monopoly, it certainly is less tolerable
among those who represent the capital
istic element, and who have no such ex-
cuse for the practice of this cruel and
iniquitous exercise of power as the
working classes had. These railroad
managers do not seem to realize that they
are sowing seed to the wind which in
the end will gather into whirlwind
for their own obstruction. Hereafter
when they appeal to public sympathy
for support against the invasions of the
communistic elements they will be
Knocked by being referred to the bad ex-
ample of communistic methods which
they themselves have established.
There is no element in American char
aeter so prominent as the disposition to
see fair play. And there is no person
more despicable in the sight of the fair
minded American citizen than the boy-
cotter.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14


the central and western parts of the
state, upon trains operated by several
different companies, not car was thus
equipped, not even with small hand
grenadeS, in case of fire.
This is serious charge that the COM
mission makes, and it behooves them to
persist in their efforts to bring about a
better condition of affairs by the 1st OF
November, the date hXed by them for
complying with their instructions, under
penalty of prosecution by the attorney
general in the state courts. 1t will not
do to wait until fatal railroad accident
spurs up laggard railroad officials, for,
despite ordinary precautions, it must be
borne in mind that it is always the un-
expected that happens in these holo-
cauStS of human life.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
The BARRON Mysterx.

DEXTER, Me-, Oct. 13. = Opinion is
divided here as to the probable truth Of
the story of Cashier Barron's murder.
Those who have always held to the
theory of suicide declare that the confess
sion of Stair may have been concOcted by
Barron's friend. Those who have always
pelleved in Barron's integrity consider
!he revelations as completely vindicat-
ing the dead mans memory. Further
u9Veiopments are eagerly awaited by
al concerned. Stair and Cromwell ar
rived here in charge of officers tonight.
Ihere Is great excitement in the
Town. lt Is now remembered by many
cltlZens that several strangers were seen
In the place about the time of the MUIR
der, one gentleman states that he saw a
stranger in the bank building on the
position and actions correspond with
the statements made by Stair.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
Will Consolidate.
Special to the Globe.

Special TO the GIObe.
ALBERT LEA, Minn., Oct. 13.-Engi-
neer Abbott, of the Duluth, Red Wing &
Southern, is here with corps of sur
veyors engaged in running line from
this city to the southwest corner of the
county, where he expects to be met by
the surveyors of the Sioux City q North
eastern, arrangements having been
made whereby the two companies will
be consolidated. Director TOher, OF
Owatonna, of the former company,
Joined the surveyors to-day and, accom-
panied by Director Wedge, of this city,
will assist in finding the most feasible
route out of the city. The former has
just received letter from President
Hoyt, in New York, giving almost posi-
tive assurances that the money will be
obtained from English capitalists to
build the entire road.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
THE RECORD OF CRIME.
An Almost Entire Wreck of the Stat
ford Springs Bank By the
Cashier,
Who, Among Other Things, Speculated
in Real Estate at Mime
apolis.
Citizen Train at Chicago---The Barron
Mystery---A Tragedy In
Texas.

STAFFORD SPRINGS, Conn.,, Oct. 1S.-
Bank Examiner Forman continued his
investigation into the affairs Of the
bank wrecked by the defalcation of r.
S. Hicks. He has informed the comptrol-
ler of the currency that receiver should
be appointed at once. The general i'm
preston is that very little of the 5000, 900
capital will be left after the accounts
are cleared up. The defaulter, it has
been discovered, sent $4,000 of the
banks funds to T. III. Brady, New
York stock broker, within three months,
and that he hid the vouchers
for the losses in his house. 1t
is also asserted that he had
real estate dealings in Minneapolis with
N. Y. G. Belden. Mr.. Forman asserts
that the Stafford savings bank, which
had S69,OOO Of deposits in the National
bank, is the concern most extensively
involved in the loss. The affairs of the
savings bank are now being examined
by officials
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
Why Didn't He?
Crookston Times

CrOOKStOn I1neS. BJlOs'
Johnny l.. Gibbs, the granger decoy
of the stately Republican managers at
the Murray county fair, made such a.
glowing argument to have the Repub-
lican sons of Republican farmers in
Minnesota plod along behind the .plow
that the Pioneer Press commendS
Johnny and his Grafton in the choicest
AddiSOnian dictiOn. That is right.
But why didn't he take his own medi-
cine and stay at the plow himself?
Had he done so he would not have been
defeated as Republican candidate for,
governor, and later elevated on the
railway commission as sort of salve
to his ehastened greatness. No,
no, John. Your advice is One-sided.
You mean that all farmers sons, except
you, would do we'll to keep their noses
well to the heel of the plow, and let you
and Stordock and a few others pose as
the. salt of Republican candidates for
governor and agrarianism. and pocket
all the offices and the spoils thereof.
That is too thin. The farmers sons of
the future intend to cut the leading
strings and relegate you to the shades
OF well merited ''deSuetude."
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
For Self Satisfaction.
La Crosse Chronicle.

La CTOSSG CnTOnlCIe.
One grand object of President Cleve-
lands trip North is to satisfy himself
which tells the truth about the relative
size of Minneapolis and st. Paul, Hon.
William D. Washburn or Hon Patrick
Kelly. We fear the president is bound
on fruitless trip after he leaves La
Crosse. He might as well undertake to
settle the Andover controversy, paint
the sunbeams or fathom the immensity
of space, as to comprehend the capacity
Only two men, the lamented CoIfax and
Proctor Knott ever tried to rival it. One
died in retirement and the other retired
to die.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
They All Deny 1t.
Red Lake Falls News.

heu Luke rails news.
A very grave question is being dis
cussed in st. Paul and Minneapolis as
to who was bribed in the legislature
last winter, and who did it. Those who
know the most about it will have moth
ing to say, while those who only have
suspicion that money was flowing too
freely into coat tail pockets. are doing
all the talking. To expect all the mem
bers of any legislature will say they
took no money for their services during
the session is asking most too much;
and as to bribery-they will all deny it.
Some able heads go to the legislature to
dig up hOnors, others for the trades
they can make. others for the fun they
can have; and it is not true that the best
brains go there to spend the winter for
the mere salary they get, for their ex-
penses often amounts to twice that.
There should be calm peace over the
graves of passed away bodies of that
kind,
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
THE New York World is rapidly achieving

THE New York World is rapidly achieving
notoriety for originality, but probably moth
ing more startling in this line has been at
tempted than the announcement made in its
columns recently of the likelihood of Roscoe
CoNKLING being the nominee of the Demo-
cratic ticket for president in 1888, instead of
leading the Republican forces. 1t is gravely
discussed that if it should appear that the
incumbent of the White house could not
carry New York then, in an extraordinary
emergency. the man whose name is synony-
nous with Stalwart Republicanism should
be taken up as the opposition candidate Bet
ter try again, Mr.. PULIT ZER.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
MORNING. OCTOBER a. 1887

ming which occasionally brightens the
political sky, and he awoke one morn
ing to find senator written in front of
his name. He went to work to make q
reputation for himself in the state sem
ate, and accomplished much more than
was expected of him in securing general
legislation. His work for local 1egisla-
tion was not so creditable, but perhaps
the experience gained in last winters
session will prove of value to him in
1889. OF course the Mesaba clubs
action will cause him to feel humiliated,
but he and the people will soon forget
all about it, and he will soon be again
found in Democratic circles assisting inl
laying wires for the future success of
his party-and himself. neot
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
Water in the Opera House.

To The Editor Of the Globe
Does Manager ScoTT imagine that his pat
rons never get thirsty except on warm nights?
He should have the ushers pass ice water be-
tween the acts. ] know of several cases
myself where ladies have experienced a
great deal of discomfort owing to thirst.
The men, too, would drink water themselves,
in good many instances, and be content to
postpone the ''seeing of man. until after
the performance. This suggestion will strike
with greater force people who have eaten
ham or Goldfish for supper. A SUFFERER.
ST. Paul Oct 49,
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
The Globe Decorations.

Chicago Times Special.
The decorations were very fine, nota-
bly, those of the ten-siory building occu-
pied by the st. Paul GLOBE. Banners
were extended from every window, and
the sides and front of the structure al
most hidden from view by the national
colors. Scores of electric lights sus-
pended in the air added materially to the
general effect. The president has in no
city from Terre Haute to st. Paul seen
more beautiful decorations than those
OF the GLOBE.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
DRAMATIC NOTES.

The FOWLER and WARRINGTON combina-
ton have been playing Skipped by the
Light Of the Moon" to good houses all week.
The play seems to afford merriment enough
to attract those who are fond of a good
laugh.
: The advance sale of seats for the Margaret
Mather combination next week opens this
morning at the Grand box Office. The reper-
tolre will be Monday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings and Saturday matinee Romeo and
JulIet'; Tuesday, 'The Honeymoon
Thursday, Leah, the Forsaken," and satur-
day, Macbeth
1. G. PRESCOTT, agent of the Margaret
Mather company, is in the city arranging for
Miss MATHERs engagement next week.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
A Terrible Storm.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Oct. 13.-A special
from Nogales, Ariz. says: All attempts
to get news from the storm destruction
on the Southern coast to-day have been
futile. The supposition is, however,
that the cities of Mazatlan and San
Bias have been partially, if not wholly,
destroyed by the hurricane and tidal
wave. 1t is said that the banks of the
bay at Guaymas are crowded with
people waiting tidings from the swept
away cities and the schooners on the
gulf. The storm and the tidal wave
were the most severe that have ever
been known.
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
A Deserved Whipping.

MONTREAL, oct. 1S.-A man named
DOlase Desornuers Duticasson, who
called himself a priest, was sentenced
at the last session of the court of
Qneen's bench to twenty-three months
Imprisonment and to receive twenty
lashes for having committed an indecent
assault on young girl. In court the
prisoner begged for mercy, pleading
that he desired to retire to some relig-
iOus institution and continue his
religious exercises. The magistrate,
however, imposed the sentence named
above. The tlogging took place this
morning in the presence of the Jail
physician and representatives of the
press. The prisoner was brought into
one of the corridors of the Jail and tied
to triangle. A stalwart warden
welded the cat, which consisted of nine
lengths of whip-cord, each knotted in
three places. The prisoner looked pale
and trembled. "One," said Jailer Fa-
yette, and the cat fell on the prisoners
bare back. "That is sore" said the
prisoner, mot so hard" The whipper
kindly complied with the request and
laid on the remaining blows as if he
were afraid of damaging the prisoners
back. At the conclusion of the punish
St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-14
STRAY sUNBEAMs.

There is one thing very sure. The presi-
dent didn't work in any cyclopedia knowl-
edge in his st. Paul and Minneapolis
speeches. The Twin Cities are younger than
the cyclopedias, and bigger, too. 1t is only
when he strikes an old town like st. Louis or
Chicago that he has to rake up ancient his
tory for information concerning the place.
~
1t is conceded by the entire press of the
country that Mr.. CLEvELANDs speech de-
ivered in this city was the best of all the
many excellent speeches that he has made
on his tour. 1t was probably because he
found more inspiration here. 1t is also OBJ
served that this is the only city that he raked
up relationship with. Mr.. CLEVELAND
Dragged of being St. Pauls brother-inLaw.
*x*
Some wag played a good joke on CARTER
HARRISON just as he was about to sail from
Vancouver, on his way to Japan. He was
told confidentially that McGARIGLE, the Chi
cago boodler, was on board the Parthia. He
Immediately sent his son, WILLIE, out to in
Vestlgate the matter, and when the boy came
back with confirmation of the report CAR
TER was awfully worked up. He knew that
the Chicago papers would publish to the
world that the ex-mayor was in the plot for
escape anu tiiat LIS peiLS
abroad with him would color the charge
His family entreated him to leave the ship
and take the next one. But, according to
MIR. HARRIsoN's own statement of the mat
ter, he was too plucky for that. 1.-THE Chi
cago papers be -. intend treading upon
Old Aslas shore before l again touch an
American Shore" is what CARTER says he
said. And considering the fact that he ex-
pected soon to put the Pacific ocean be-
tween himself and Chicago, it is probable
that he did say it.
~
1t turned out, however, that Mr.. HARRISON
had his scare for nothing The man who
was reported to be McGARIGLE in disguise
was all English tourist who had met Mr..
HARRISON in the White mountains last sum-
mer, and was hanging around trying to get
chance to renew the acnuaintance